https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com

Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 3 * PART 4 * BOOK 33
GALATIANS 3:15-29 - PART 2
Paul is writing to Gentile believers for the most part and says -
Galatians 3:26
"For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."
And as I mentioned in the last lesson when Paul speaks of faith in Christ he's speaking of that whole finished work of redemption, which is faith in His death, His shed blood, His burial, and His resurrection. Paul stresses constantly the power of His resurrection.
Galatians 3:27
Christ have put on Christ."
Here it says, "that you have been baptized into Christ." Now there's not a drop of water in this verse. Romans 6:3
If you've been placed in Christ then before you can get there you had to be identified with His death. When Christ died, God saw every one of us on the Cross in the Person of Christ, because He died in our place, and this is what God saw. Galatians 2:20
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me;..."
In the area of the invisible He has seen everyone of us crucified with Christ. You can baptize this old body a hundred times and it's not going to change the soul and spirit. Remember this is only an outer tabernacle, but only God can work in the area of the soul and spirit. I wish people could understand that. Looking at the verse again.
Romans 6:3
"Know ye not, that so many of us is were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized (or identified) into his death?" And then to verse 8:
Romans 6:8
"Now if we be dead with Christ, (in other words if we've been crucified with Him, if we've been buried with Him then) we believe that we shall also live with him:"
We've been raised in resurrection power. Ephesians 4:4-5
One Lord, one faith, one baptism,"
"For by one Spirit (the Holy Spirit, it's capitalized) are we all (believers of Paul's Gospel for salvation) baptized into one body, (the Body of Christ. There is not a drop of water in this verse. It's the work of the Holy Spirit working in the area of the invisible placing you and I now in that new resurrected personage into that relationship with Christ.) There is no color line in the Body of Christ, we believers are all baptized into that Body of Christ, and we are all one in Christ. Now back to Galatians chapter 3. So if you have been baptized by that Holy Spirit's work into the Body of Christ, then something else has happened. What? You have put on Christ.
Galatians 3:27
"For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ."
So turn with me to Romans chapter 3. Remember up in verse 20 it says-
Romans 3:20-21
Romans 3:22
"Even the righteousness of God (not our righteousness. It's Christ! That's what it means to "put on Christ" that whatever God sees, it's not me or you but rather Christ. It's a work of God, I can't do it.
Galatians 3:27b
"...have put on Christ."
And according to Romans that becomes His righteousness. Isaiah 61:10
"I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; (now this is a man under the Law remember.) Now come back to Galatians chapter 3 again. Now let's look at verse 29.
Galatians 3:29
"And if ye be Christ's then are ye Abraham's seed, (now that doesn't make you a Jew, be careful thinking that. If you're Christ's you are Abraham's seed. Genesis 12:3
Since all families of the earth are blessed then God here is looking way beyond all the promises given to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God is looking beyond the Law, He's looking at this age of Grace we're in tonight when now His blessing of salvation goes to the whole human race. As Abraham was saved by faith + nothing we are also. Did Abraham bring sacrifices for salvation? Was Abraham circumcised before he had salvation? Was Abraham under the Law? So what did Abraham do to merit salvation ? He just simply believed God. So now then here we are 2000 years BC and Abraham saved by faith + nothing. I hope I can make that plain, that here is where the connection comes in as God made the promises to Abraham 2000 years BC. Now the subject of joint heirs should bring us back to Romans chapter 8.
Romans 8:14-15a
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons (or the born ones) of God. Romans 8:15b
"... but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
By virtue of the work of the Cross, now God can place us as a full completely tutored son of God and we can come along side with Him. Romans 8:15b
"...but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
God the Father says, "I've been waiting for you. Romans 8:16-17a
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17. And if children, (or born ones) then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ;..." Romans 8:17b

#LesFeldick
#BibleStudy
#Bible